Bowls Scotland now lead on the high performance para lawn bowls programme, having taken over from Scottish Disability Sport, on 1 April 2019. Their first task was to select a team of players and coaches that will lead them through to the Home Nations Championships in September.
Their overall task will be to select a team of physically disabled and visually impaired players capable of delivering medals at the IBD World Championships in 2020 and the Commonwealth Games in 2022.
There were few surprises in the selection but SDS is delighted to see former B7 World Champion Kevin Wallace return to the fold. Kevin is a player with exceptional ability and represented Scotland at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Bowls Scotland has appointed former Scottish Disability Sport coach, Bob Christie, as Head Coach and Programme Coordinator on an interim basis. The standard in para bowls has increased dramatically over the past few years and it was a very difficult selection process. The following players were successful in making the long list.
Physical Disability
B6: Billy Allen (Cowdenbeath)
B6: George Guthrie (Maryhill)
B6: Fraser Mathieson (Bridge of Allan)
B6: William Nicol (Stirling)
B7: Garry Brown (Blackwood Victoria)
B8: Ian Brown (Kilbirnie-Ladeside)
B7: Glen Livingston (Cowdenbeath)
B7: Barbara McMillan (Cowdenbeath)
B8: Daniel Porter (Galashiels)
B7: Kevin Wallace (Clackmannan)
B7: John Wardrop (Seafield)
B7: Pauline Wilson (Willowbank)
Visual Impairment
B2: Carole Combe (Tanfield)
B3: Melanie Inness (Coltbridge)
B3: Maria Spencer (Abbeyview)
B2: Mary Stevenson (Shanks)
B3: Robert Barr (Jordanhill)
B2: John Fox (Spateston)
B2: Ian Graham (Zetland)
B2: Sandy Macintosh (Inverness)
Directors
Sarah Jane Ewing (Abbeyview)
George Miller (Saltcoats)
Chris Morrow (Willowbank)
Nigel Walker (Dalgetty Bay)
Assistant Coaches
Chris McGready (Grangemouth)
Eric McMillan (Cowdenbeath)
Scottish Disability Sport would like to thank the coaches, directors, officials, partners and all volunteers who have supported the SDS para lawn bowls programme over many years. We wish Bowls Scotland well in leading the programme going forward and we hope there are many years of Scottish success ahead.